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Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Passer montanus

Least Concern (IUCN Red List)Old World Sparrows
Eurasian Tree Sparrow, photographed by Dkomov

Photo: Dkomov · Wikimedia · CC-BY 4.0 (licence)

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About the Eurasian Tree Sparrow

This common Eurasian species is a close relative of the House Sparrow. Slightly smaller than House Sparrow with entirely rufous cap, black and white cheek, and limited black in the throat. Males and females are similar. Typically found in noisy small flocks, often in more natural areas than concrete-loving House Sparrow; calls are often higher-pitched than those of House Sparrow, and has a slightly slower chatter. Feeds on seeds. Introduced to a small region in the central U.S. and southeast Australia.

Species account: eBird.org, fetched 2025-12-26 · How these pages are made

Where it has been recorded

Recorded in 109 of the 253 countries we have eBird lists for. Each opens that country's checklist.

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